Walking in the air

Dare-devil Jay Cochrane walks a tightrope from the Skylon Tower to the Hilton over the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario July 6, 2012. Cochrane will make 88 nightly performances this summer. The length of the wire stretches 396 meters (1,300 feet), and the distance to the ground is 177 meters (581 feet), at the end of the walk, its highest point. [Photo/Agencies]

Dare-devil Jay Cochrane walks a tightrope from the Skylon Tower to the Hilton over the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario July 6, 2012. Cochrane will make 88 nightly performances this summer. The length of the wire stretches 396 meters (1,300 feet), and the distance to the ground is 177 meters (581 feet), at the end of the walk, its highest point. [Photo/Agencies]